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Project Updates and Additional Helps / FAQ Answers:

• Indexers and arbitrators are using Ship descriptions in the ships name, ie: Bark Twin Seas…. do not insert the type of ship the correct way should be ‘Twin Seas’ is covered in the field helps
• Country to which they severally belong, Many folks leave city, province state etc in this area, many folks subtitute the city/province/state with a Country name… If it isn’t written there, don’t write it in in the Basic Indexing Guidelines (which we invite all indexers and arbitrators to read)
• Country to which they severally belong, Many folks will replace a Colony name or what appears to be a province name with a Country name : ie Nova Scotia which was a British Colony and not a part of Canada it also included parts of Maine at the time, look up the histories if you’re not sure, on that note Cape Breton is not a Country, it has been part of Nova Scotia since 1763. New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia till 1784.
• Page Numbers - On most images a single number appears usually upper right on the image, it also appears written where the ship name should be , it isn’t the ship name, and on some records a smaller number appears as well. The larger number is usually the cargo record number, the cargo could include 20 pages (smaller number). Which number is appropriate? Who knows? Till that is clear I use both. But One indexer may use one the other indexer uses the other, someone has to be wrong. The instructions are being reviewed. 

• Indexers and arbitrators are using Ship descriptions in the ships name, ie: Bark Twin Seas…. do not insert the type of ship the correct way should be ‘Twin Seas’. Type the ship's name that was written on the record. Do not include punctuation, except hyphens and apostrophes when they were written on the document as part of the name. Do not include the vessel type, such as "SS," "Brig," "Steamer," "Ship," etc., when you index the ship's name. If the ship's name was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank.

• Country to which they originally belong, Many folks leave city, province / state in this area, many folks subtitute the city/province/state with a Country name. If it isn’t written there, don’t write it in. Many folks will replace a Colony name or what appears to be a province name with a Country name : ie Nova Scotia which was a British Colony and not a part of Canada it also included parts of Maine at the time, look up the histories if you’re not sure, on that note Cape Breton is not a Country, it has been part of Nova Scotia since 1763. New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia till 1784.
• Page Numbers - The page number is located in the upper right or left corner of the document. The page numbers are usually in numerical order but not always. The page number will automatically increase by one as you move to a new record. If the page number is missing or out of order, change the number to match the record.
• Sex / Gender - Type either M (for male) or F (for female). If the gender was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank.

• Q.  Should I fill in the gender for Mrs Smith if it is not recorded?  A.  The field help indicates no.
• Q. 2) Some partial manifests hvae no ship name or date. Should I enter the passengers?  A. Yes, waypointing will resolve the problem.